No
Evidence Linking Vegas Shooter To AntifaStories claiming that the Las Vegas shooter was linked to antifa, a
loosely organized group of anti-fascist activists, are proliferating online.
But his purported links to antifa are either false, fabricated or unsubstantiated.
Authorities have identified Stephen Craig Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada,
as the shooter who opened fire on a crowd of more than 22,000 from his
32nd-floor hotel room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Oct. 1,
killing 59 people and injuring more than 500. GoogleVOA VIEW: The liberal media are having
a hard time spinning the Las Vegas massacre.

Corker
Says Trump's Threats Could Put The Nation 'On The Path To World War III'Sunday in a New York Times interview, Corker said Trump was treating
the presidency like a reality show, and could set the nation "on the path
to World War III." In what has been widely perceived as an effort to save
face, Trump claimed that Corker had "begged" the president to endorse him
for re-election, but that Trump had turned him down. According to the president,
that refusal is what ultimately led to the high-ranking senator's September
announcement that he would not seek another term. NPRVOA VIEW: NYT liberal spin.

Massive
Wildfires In Napa And Sonoma Counties Burn Structures, Force EvacuationsSeveral massive wildfires were burning out of control in Napa and Sonoma
counties early Monday morning, forcing evacuations of neighborhoods and
at least one Wine Country resort as firefighters sought to halt the advance
of the infernos amid high winds. Images of flames racing across fields
and freeways and skies filling with embers and ash emerged as the National
Weather Service said the blazes  which caused power outages and blanketed
much of the Bay Area in smoke  were fanned by strong and dry northeast
winds. SF Gate

Bob
Corker Joins Long List Of Republican Senators President Trump Has Attacked
On TwitterPresident Trump once again showed this weekend that when it comes to
attacking political opponents, he is bipartisan. His twitter dustup with
fellow Republican Bob Corker in response to the Tennessee senator's criticism
of the president's sometimes erratic behavior would appear to further imperil
Trump's legislative agenda. With a narrow Republican margin of 52 to 48
in the Senate, you'd expect Trump would be trying to curry favor within
the GOP caucus. USA TodayVOA VIEW: Expect the non expectable from
Trump.

California
Wine Country Wildfires Kill At Least 10, Force Tens Of Thousands To EvacuateSeveral raging wind-whipped fires killed at least 10 people and forced
massive evacuations Monday in the area around California's world-famous
wine country, as Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency and officials
estimated at least 1,500 homes and commercial buildings were destroyed.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Director Ken Pimlott
said an estimated 20,000 people have been evacuated as 14 large fires are
zero percent contained. The fires are burning throughout an eight-county
swath of Northern California, including Napa, Sonoma and Yuba counties.
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ESPNs
Jemele Hill Suspended From Network For Two WeeksJemele Hill, the controversial ESPN anchor who called for fans to boycott
the NFL after labeling President Trump a white supremacist on Twitter,
has been suspended for two weeks by the network. Hill violated the companys
social media guidelines a second time, according to ESPN, after she called
on fans to take indirect action against the Dallas Cowboys after owner
Jerry Jones told players they would be benched if they didn't stand up
during the national anthem. FoxVOA VIEW: Two weeks is not a long time
or a bad punishment for a wrong act.

Melania
Trump Slams Ivana For Calling Herself First LadyFirst lady Melania Trump's office fired back at President Trump's ex-wife
Ivana on Monday after she boasted of her access to the White House and
even referred to herself as the real "first lady." In an interview with
Good Morning America to promote her new book Raising Trump, Ivana Trump
said she and the president speak about once every 14 days. I have the
direct number to White House, but I [don't] really want to call him there
because Melania is there, she said. I dont want to cause any kind of
jealousy or something like that because Im basically first Trump wife.
She added with a laugh: Im first lady, okay? But Melania Trumps office
said there is clearly no substance to this statement from an ex.
Fox

Jerry
Jones Says Any Cowboys Player Who 'Disrespects' The Flag Won't PlayDallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will not tolerate any players kneeling
during the national anthem. Jones said after Sunday's loss to the Green
Bay Packers that anyone who "disrespects the flag" won't be allowed to
play, per Mike Finger of the San Antonio Express-News. "We cannot in any
way give the implication that we tolerate disrespecting the flag," Jones
added, per Brandon George of the Dallas Morning News. "We know that there
is a serious debate in this country about those issues, but there is no
question in my mind, that the [NFL] and the Dallas Cowboys are going to
stand up for the flag." CNNVOA VIEW: Jones is making the right move.

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Corker
'Unburdened,' Trump 'Not Finished:' Inside The Republican Feud Roiling
WashingtonSen. Bob Corker's willingness to repeatedly drop a verbal hammer on
President Donald Trump's fitness for office isn't a strategy likely to
spread -- or be appreciated -- by his colleagues on Capitol Hill, several
senior Republican aides and outside advisers told CNN. But that doesn't
mean he isn't echoing what many of his fellow Republicans have privately
conveyed to colleagues, aides and donors in recent months.
CNN

Russians'
Lawyer Says New Documents Show Trump Tower Meeting Not About Dirt On ClintonAn attorney for the Russian billionaire who allegedly pushed for the
June 2016 meeting between senior members of Trump's team and a Russian
lawyer says he has documents showing the meeting wasn't really about dirt
on Hillary Clinton. An email exchange and talking points provided to CNN
are the latest indication of how some of the meeting participants plan
to make their case about why the meeting with Donald Trump Jr. did not
amount to collusion between Russian officials and the Trump campaign. CNNVOA VIEW: The real truth may be known.

Trump,
Graham Golfing At Trump Course In VirginiaPresident Donald Trump is spending Columbus Day at his golf club in
Virginia. The president arrived at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling
just before noon Monday. The White House said he will be golfing with Republican
Sen. Lindsay Graham. Trump has regularly visited golf courses throughout
his presidency, though his staff does not always confirm that he played.
As a candidate he attacked former President Barack Obama, saying he spent
too much time playing golf. ABC News

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Turkey And
US Scale Back Visa Services Amid Diplomatic RowTurkey and the US have become embroiled in a consular row, mutually
scaling back visa services. The American mission in Ankara said it had
suspended all non-immigrant visa services in order to "reassess" Turkey's
commitment to staff security. Turkey's embassy in Washington replied by
suspending "all visa services". The latest spat began when a US consulate
worker in Istanbul was held over suspected links to a cleric blamed for
last year's failed coup in Turkey. BBC

EPA
Plans To Repeal Clean Power Plan, Major Obama-Era Climate RuleEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced today that the agency plans
to repeal a major carbon-emissions rule put in place by the Obama administration
 the latest step the Trump presidency has taken to roll back his predecessor's
climate regulations. The Clean Power Plan caps the amount of greenhouse
gases that may be emitted from power plants and was a centerpiece of President
Barack Obama's plan to slow the effects of global warming. ABC
News

Kellyanne
Conway Denies Mike Pences Expensive NFL Exit Was A Political StuntKellyanne Conway is pushing back against claims that Vice President
Mike Pences early exit from an NFL game Sunday was a political stunt.
The White House counselor defended Pences decision to leave the game in
his home state of Indiana after several players on the visiting San Francisco
49ers took a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality
and systemic racism. Huffington PostVOA VIEW: Expected push by the liberal
media.

Trump
Tweets Appreciation For Jerry Jones After National Anthem RemarksPresident Trump on Monday tweeted his appreciation for Jerry Jones
after the Dallas Cowboys owner took a hard stance against players who kneel
for the national anthem by threatening their playing time. A big salute
to Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, who will Bench players who
disrespect our Flag. Stand for the Anthem or sit for the game! Jones
doubled down on his hardline stance Monday, telling ESPN reporter Chris
Mortensen there will be no exceptions to his rule because players who
disrespect the flag need consequences. FoxVOA VIEW: Good!

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E.P.A.
Announces Repeal Of Major Obama-Era Carbon Emissions RuleThe Trump administration announced on Monday that it would take formal
steps to repeal President Barack Obamas signature policy to curb greenhouse
gas emissions from power plants, setting up a bitter fight over the future
of Americas efforts to tackle global warming. At an event in eastern Kentucky,
Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said that
his predecessors had departed from regulatory norms in crafting the Clean
Power Plan, which was finalized in 2015 and would have pushed states to
move away from coal in favor of sources of electricity that produce fewer
carbon emissions. NY Times

Trump
May Visit Demilitarized Zone During Trip To South KoreaU.S. President Donald Trump may travel to the demilitarized zone separating
the two Koreas as part of his first visit to South Korea in November, Yonhap
News reported Tuesday, citing an unidentified military official. Trump
is expected to send a "significant message" to North Korea either verbally
or "kinetically" during the trip, Yonhap said, without elaborating on what
that may mean. Bloomberg

Ivana
Trump: 'I Am Glad Melania Is There And I Am Here'Ivana Trump, President Trump's first wife, said she is glad Melania
Trump is in Washington instead of her amid a tiff over who gets to call
herself the first lady. "I am glad Melania is there and I am here," Ivana
Trump says interview set to air Tuesday morning on "Fox & Friends."
"Washington is [a] tough, tough town," she said, adding that she turned
down an offer to serve as an American ambassador to her native Czech Republic
because the role would make her "lose" her freedom. The
Hill

Mattis
Tells Army To "Be Ready" On North Korea Military OptionsDefense Secretary James Mattis says the U.S. Army "must stand ready"
in the face of continued provocations by the North Korean regime. While
delivering the keynote address at the Association of the U.S. Army's annual
meeting on Monday, Mattis outlined the current strategy in North Korea
for the U.S. military, saying "it is right now diplomatically led, economic
sanctioned, buttressed effort to try to turn North Korea off its path."
CBS
NewsVOA VIEW: Good - we should be ready.

Born
Addicted: The Number Of Opioid-Addicted Babies Is SoaringAs a team of nurses unwrap baby Jayden from the comfort of his swaddling
cloth, he wails. His tiny feet shake. His hands clench and unclench. His
suffering is obvious. Born dependent on opiates, the month-old boy and
thousands like him are the smallest victims of the opioid epidemic. Scenes
like this now play out every day in hospitals across the country, as increasing
numbers of women of childbearing age struggle with opioid addiction. Nationally,
the rate of American children born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, a
set of symptoms experienced by babies exposed to drugs in the womb, has
quadrupled over the past 15 years. NBC News

Trump
Administration To Terminate Obamas Climate PlanThe head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that he
will sign a new rule overriding the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era effort
to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. "The war on coal
is over," EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt declared in the coal mining state
of Kentucky. For Pruitt, getting rid of the Clean Power Plan will mark
the culmination of a long fight he began as the elected attorney general
of Oklahoma. NBC News

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Trump's
Popularity Is Slipping In Rural AmericaOutside the Morgan County fair in McConnelsville, in a rural swath
of Ohio that fervently backed U.S. President Donald Trump in last years
election, ticket seller John Wilson quietly counts off a handful of disappointments
with the man he helped elect. The 70-year-old retired banker said he is
unhappy with infighting and turnover in the White House. He does not like
Trumps penchant for traveling to his personal golf resorts. He wishes
the president would do more to fix the healthcare system, and he worries
that Trump might back down from his promise to force illegal immigrants
out of the country. ReutersVOA VIEW: Liberal media bias fake propaganda.

Trump-Corker
Spat Complicates Drive For Tax Reform In U.S. SenateA public feud between U.S. President Donald Trump and Senate Republican
maverick Bob Corker could narrow the path for tax reform in the U.S. Senate,
where a Republican go-it-alone effort is already showing signs of disunity.
Days after the Republican-controlled Congress took two important steps
toward advancing tax legislation, a Trump-Corker shouting match threatened
to further alienate Trump from key Republican senators such as John McCain,
who prevented the party earlier this year from repealing Obamacare. Reuters

South
Korea Prepared To Bomb The Norths Electrical GridSouth Korea is prepared to use non-lethal graphite bombs  also known
as blackout bombs  to short-circuit the Norths electrical grid in the
event of a nuclear war, according to a report. The bomb works by spreading
a cloud of extremely fine, chemically treated carbon graphite filaments
over electric facilities, military sources told South Koreas Yonhap news
agency. NY Post

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Jones
Act Waiver Expires For Puerto Rico, Wont Be RenewedThe Jones Act waiver that suspended shipping restrictions to aid hurricane-ravaged
Puerto Rico expired on Sunday and the Department of Homeland Security will
not extend it, Reuters reported on Monday. DHS issued the waiver on Sept.
28 after a request by Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello and other lawmakers,
including Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). The
Jones Act requires that all goods shipped between US ports to be carried
by American owned-and-operated ships. NY Post

Bob
Corker Was A Trump Enabler Until He Saw A Chance Of Global WarDuring the wild 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump often treated
his supporters to a dramatic reading of song lyrics. You knew damn well
I was a snake before you took me in, the GOP nominee liked to say in front
of thousands of adoring fans. Take me in, tender woman. Take me in, for
heavens sake. Trump reveled in reciting the words to The Snake, a song
about a treacherous reptile that bites its generous host, as a cautionary
tale against admitting Syrian refugees into the country. A year later,
top Republicans are suddenly discovering the moral of Trumps favorite
story may apply to more than U.S. immigration policy. Huffington
Post

Ivanka
Trump Takes On TaxesMore than six months since she formally joined President Donald Trumps
administration in March, the first daughter has yet to make her mark on
any of the administrations major policy decisions. Now shes staking her
reputation in Washington on making sure her fathers tax reform plan includes
an expanded child tax credit  a version of a pet issue she championed
during the campaign. So far, Ivanka Trumps approach has been markedly
different than her past efforts in pushing policy, evidence of the way
Washington has schooled her in her seven months in the West Wing, according
to interviews with more than a dozen people, including White House officials,
congressional aides, and conservative leaders and policy experts. POLITICO

CNNs
Erin Burnett Knocks Democratic Leaders Over Weinstein Silence: Thats
Not LeadershipCNNs Erin Burnett has some questions about why Barack Obama and other
prominent Democrats are not turning out in force to denounce Harvey Weinstein
over his sexual harassment scandal. Maria Cardona argued that Democrats
havent tried to defend Weinsteins behavior, and party leaders like Hillary
Clinton can choose what to talk about since shes no longer in public office.
Cardona also panned RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel for dismissing the notion
that President Trumps sexual controversies have any similarity to Weinstein.
Google
NewsVOA VIEW: Liberals are excusing their
lack of action to Weinstein.

North
Korea Says 'Terrorist' CIA Tried To Assassinate Kim Jong-Un With Chemical
WeaponNorth Korea has claimed the US tried to assassinate its Supreme Leader,
Kim Jong-un, earlier this year. The state-run Korea Central News Agency
(KCNA) claimed the CIA attempted to use a chemical or biological poison
to take out the dictator. The alleged attempt shows the US is the main
culprit behind terrorism, it said. The news agency, which is seen as the
propaganda wing of the countrys ruling Workers Party, said: In May this
year, a group of heinous terrorists who infiltrated our country on the
orders of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the US and the South
Korean puppet Intelligence Service with the purpose of carrying out state-sponsored
terrorism against our supreme headquarters using biological and chemical
substance were caught and exposed. Independent UKVOA VIEW: Un silly propaganda.

South
Korea Developing Graphite 'Blackout Bombs' To Paralyse North's Electrical
GridSouth Korea is ready to deploy graphite bombs - also known as "blackout
bombs" - that will paralyse North Korea's electrical power plants in the
event of war breaking out on the peninsula. Blackout bombs were first used
by the United States in Iraq in the 1990 Gulf War and work by releasing
a cloud of extremely fine, chemically treated carbon filaments over electrical
components. The filaments are so fine that they act like a cloud, but cause
short circuits in electrical equipment. Telegraph
UK

Ophelia
Poised To Break A Hurricane Season Record More Than A Century OldThe feverish 2017 hurricane season doesnt seem to be letting up: on
Monday, Tropical Storm Ophelia formed in the central Atlantic and is expected
to become a hurricane this week. While the storm poses no threat to land,
it could become the 10th consecutive storm to grow to hurricane strength
 a streak of intense systems that will tie a record last set in the late
1800s. It comes in a season that has already produced five major hurricanes,
including three ferocious Category 5 storms, and 15 named storms. Miami
Herald

As
Democrats Denounce Weinstein, Clintons And Obama Stay MumMany Democratic office holders were quick to repudiate disgraced Hollywood
executive Harvey Weinstein following a bombshell report detailing decades
of alleged sexual harassment. But former Democratic Presidents Barack Obama
and Bill Clinton, as well as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
-- all of whom have longstanding ties to Weinstein, a major Democratic
Party fundraiser -- have not publicly addressed the accusations. Representatives
for the Clintons have not responded to comment for this story, and Obama's
office declined to comment. CNN

Leaked
Email: Heres Lisa Bloom Teasing Stories That Undermine Harvey Weinsteins
AccusersLast Thursday, after the New York Times reported on decades of sexual
misconduct allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, attorney
Lisa Bloom emailed the Weinstein Companys board of directors about her
client. This is the worst day, she wrote in an email provided to HuffPost
by a recipient. Bloom, who criticized the largely false and defamatory
story, is known for defending women against a number of high-profile alleged
harassers, including Bill OReilly and Bill Cosby. Bloom was an adviser
on Weinsteins legal team when she sent the email, but resigned Saturday
as sexual harassment allegations escalated. Huffington
Post

Steve
Bannon Tells Sen. Bob Corker To Resign For Insulting TrumpFormer White House chief strategist Steve Bannon called on Sen. Bob
Corker to resign immediately after the Tennessee Republicans blistering
attack against President Donald Trump. Sen. Corker is an absolute disgrace,
Bannon, who left the White House in August, told Fox News Sean Hannity.
If Bob Corker has any honor, any decency, he should resign immediately.
He should not let those words stand. In an interview with The New York
Times on Sunday, Corker said he was concerned Trumps volatility could
lead to World War III and said he believed the president had hurt the
country at times with his online Twitter tirades. Such opinions, the senator
continued, were shared by the vast majority of congressional Republicans.
Huffington Post

Insider
Claims Bill Clinton Is Heartsick Over Hillarys Book TourEdward Klein, who has written several books about the Clintons and
Kennedys, has a hotly anticipated book, All Out War: The Plot to Destroy
Trump, out Oct. 30. In the meantime, he reveals that Hillary Clintons
finger-pointing book, What Happened  which is chock-full of excuses
for her shocking election loss to Donald Trump  may be a best seller,
but Bill Clinton tossed his copy in the trash can and is heartsick over
his wifes current blame-game book tour. NY Post

Britain
Prepares For Possible War With North KoreaBritain is preparing for all-out war with North Korea  amid concerns
that the escalating tensions between dictator Kim Jong Un and President
Trump could spiral out of control, according to a report. Among the plans
being mulled is the deployment of the Royal Navys newest aircraft carrier,
the 65,000-ton HMS Queen Elizabeth, before it has undergone flight trials.
We have plenty of ships to send the Type-45 destroyers, the Type-23
frigates. Britains new aircraft carrier could be pressed into service
early if things turn south, a senior Whitehall source told the Daily Mail.
NY
Post

Texas
Tech Student Fatally Shoots Campus Police OfficerA Texas Tech University police officer was shot and killed Monday night
at campus police headquarters, a school official said. The suspect who
the police wanted to question in a drug case, escaped after the shooting
and was later apprehended, authorities said. Earlier this evening, Texas
Tech police made a student welfare check, the school said in a statement
shortly after the 7:45 p.m. shooting. Upon entering the room, officers
found evidence of drugs and drug paraphernalia. Officers brought the suspect
to the police station for standard debriefing. During this time, the suspect
pulled a gun and shot an officer in the head. The officer is deceased.
NY
Daily

OPEC
Secretary General Urges U.S. Shale Oil Producers To Help Cap Global SupplyOPECs Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo on Tuesday called on U.S.
shale oil producers to help curtail global oil supply, warning extraordinary
measures might be needed next year to sustain the rebalanced market in
the medium to long term. We urge our friends, in the shale basins of North
America to take this shared responsibility with all seriousness it deserves,
as one of the key lessons learnt from the current unique supply-driven
cycle, said Barkindo. Reuters

Democrats
See Budget Fight As Chance To Force Trump's Hand On 'Dreamers'While Democrats and immigration advocates recoiled at hard-line immigration
proposals unveiled this week by the White House, they see a chance to force
Republicans hand on legislation to help young Dreamers brought to the
country illegally as children. Their focus? A spending bill that Congress
will need to pass in December in order to keep the U.S. government open.
Republicans, who control both houses of Congress, may need Democratic votes
to approve the legislation because of divisions within their party over
fiscal restraint. Democrats are considering insisting on help for the Dreamers
as their price for providing the votes that may be required to prevent
a government shutdown. Republican President Donald Trump ended the Obama-era
DACA program last month that protected the Dreamers, and gave Congress
six months to find a solution. Reuters

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